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Oinkeroo Rides Again
So there’s this Italian waiter at an Italian restaurant that’s my friend on Facebook. He sent me a message telling me about this 4-course prix fixe Italian dinner with wine pairing at Ristorante Milano for $85, including the wine! Casatellani Winery out of Pisa, Italy would be introducing their wines with each of the courses. … Continue reading
Still On That Vietnamese Kick
My favorite analyst in the office, A., has been on a banh mi kick for months; he eats them 2 to 3 times per week! That boy has consumed more banh mi in the past several months than I have in my entire life! As for me, I’m still trying to explore new Vietnamese dishes. … Continue reading
Viva Las Vegas
Las Vegas isn’t the most traditional of places to spend Christmas; New Year’s Eve, perhaps, but not Christmas. I spent Christmas there because San Francisco depresses me during most of the holidays, because my closest relatives are scattered throughout California, Washington, Hawaii and the Midwest (and I don’t drive or relish spending $200+ to visit), … Continue reading
Kind of the Opposite
Christmas is almost upon us. I’m still feeling Scrooge-esque and Grinch-y, but I DID manage to buy a very minute Christmas tree to put on the Chinese table in the foyer. Since both of my roommates are gone (one went home to Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina to be with his family and the other went to … Continue reading
Happy Thanksgiving!
In all honesty, Thanksgiving is my second least favorite American holiday, after Halloween. While everyone else may have memories of friends and family getting together sitting around the dinner table enjoying a fabulous feast and interesting banter, mine are nothing like that. My family memories consist of everyone getting together, eating, arguing, laying around watching … Continue reading
Photography-Filled Saturday
Saturday dawned EXTREMELY early for me, having gotten up around 3:30 a.m. or 3:45 a.m. to shower, dress and pack my cameras and accessories. Downstairs in the lobby, one of the hotel staff was asleep on a sofa and another was asleep on a cot. I sat there quietly in the dark. The guy in … Continue reading
This Is For You, Nicola!
This afternoon I made a little stop at my favorite burger place, Pearl’s. I’m dedicating this post to Nicola because, when he was here studying English last year, he’d asked me about a good burger place. I suggested Pearl’s, as well as showing him where it was. He confessed to having gone there THREE times … Continue reading
It’s Been An Interesting Week
On Wednesday afternoon, A. texted me to see if I’d like to meet up at Panta Rei. I said “Maybe,” but specified that it would be least 6:30 p.m. or after. My plans, as always, were to have a few drinks and call it a night. I arrived at Panta Rei first. The bartender, Roberto, … Continue reading